RE: Experience vs College Degree

["Carl Galgano" <cgalgano2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan:
Your comment here is right on.  Like many of you, I have a BS in
management and an MBA (I am educated beyond my intelligence).  College
teaches you HOW to solve problems, how to be resourceful, how to get
things done, how to do research, how to work in teams, how to
communicate, etc.  I do not think that college will prepare you for a
technical computer job.  As curriculums evolve, they are always a bit
behind on current technical skills, and always struggling to keep up
with the pace of change of technology.  I would recommend that you get a
business degree, rather than a computer degree.  Technical skills can be
learned on the job, or at seminars.  A good business foundation has been
my biggest asset.  I can talk with the accountants, the marketers and
senior management and really understand what they are talking about.
School has provided me a foundation to start a company, but very little
of the technical things I learned in school are used anymore.  Business
principles stay the same.  I say, go for the business degree, not the
computer degree.
cjg

Carl J. Galgano
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 and also majored in business management.  I have seen the business
management major on my resume catch more than one interviewer's eye.

- Dan Bale
(I am *NOT* "Dale"
http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/200105/msg00281.html )